There are 7 ways to get from Vienna to Velingrad by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Septemvritrain
9h 53m$48–200Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus Citylines 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Velingradbus
21h 7mDrive 1,087.7 km
- Drive from Vienna to Velingradcar 1,087.7 km
11h 59m$205–296Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport, bus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane BTS - PDV
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Velingradbus
9h 27mFly Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane VIE - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Velingradbus
12h 49m$87–255Fly Vienna International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)plane VIE - INI
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Velingradbus
13h 44mBus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Pazardzhikbus
- Take the bus from Pazardzhik to Velingradbus
25h 22m
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Velingrad is to fly and train which costs $45 - $200 and takes 9h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Velingrad is to fly and train which takes 9h 53m and costs $45 - $200.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna station to Velingrad. However, there are services departing from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz and arriving at Velingrad via Plovdiv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 7m.
The distance between Vienna and Velingrad is 959 km. The road distance is 1087.7 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Velingrad without a car is to bus which takes 21h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Vienna to Velingrad, including transfers.
Vienna to Velingrad bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
Vienna to Velingrad bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop.
Velingrad is 1h ahead of Vienna. It is currently 2:22 PM in Vienna and 3:22 PM in Velingrad.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Velingrad is 1088 km. It takes approximately 11h 59m to drive from Vienna to Velingrad.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Velingrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Velingrad via Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop and Plovdiv in around 21h 7m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $26–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bratislava Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $25–360
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Septemvri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $17–26
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Velingrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Velingrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- kontakt@flix.rs
- Website
- flix.rs
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- planinite.info
Bus from Sofia to Pazardzhik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- planinite.info
Bus from Pazardzhik to Velingrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- planinite.info
- Phone
- 0878558226
- Website
- devin.bg
Bus from Sofia to Pazardzhik
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- devin.bg
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